Improvement in hats



JEREMIAH KEITH, OF CHARLTONLMSSAOHUSETTSQ ,y

Letters Patent No. 110,921, data' January 1o, 17871.

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The Schedule referred to in these Lette-rs Patent and making part of.the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JEREMIAH KEITH, ofCharlton, in the' county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented an improvement in securing together Braids of Straw, 86o.; andI do hereby declare that thc following, taken in connection with thedrawing'which accompanies and forms part of this specilicatiomis adescription of rnyinvention suticieut to enable those skilled in the artto practice it.

My invention relates to an improvement in theJ manufacture of straw orpalm-leaf goods such asl hats and bonnets, (which are made by ceilingalong ribbon of braided straw and fastening the adjacent coils together,)with reference to the method of eiiecting the connection of the parts.

Heretofore the fastening has always been effected by stitching or sewingwith' thread, the rotting orV breaking of which soon destroys or injuresthe hat or bonnet.

My invention consists in a hat or other similar article made ofbraided'straw, palm-leaf, or other coiled material, having the coilsfastened together by wire staples, the ends of which are preferablytwisted and bent down against the inner surface of the braid.

rllhe drawing represents a hat made in accordance with my invention, anda sectional view showing the Vmanner of applying the staples.

a arepresent the coils of. braids, brought interespective position, asin the `ordinary manufacture of hats, the edges being lappedsufficiently to enable them to, be fastened together, leaving but oneedge in sight.

As the coil is being formed, and as'the parts to be connected arebrought together, the staplesb are driven or, drawn in, thetwo pointsof` each staple -two ends'` are now broughtv together and twisted, as

seen4 at c, and the twist is subsequently driven down against the braid,as seen at f.

s The braids thus fastened form a very strong material, and the staplesnever break or become uufastened; nor does one fastening depend for itsstrength upon the integrity of adjacent ones, as is the case withstitches.

In practice, I design to use a machine that cuts the wire `into properlengths, bends them into staple form, and successively inserts andtwists the staples; but all this, as well as the bending of each twistdown, may be effected by hand.

I claim- As new'larticles of manufacture, hats and similarv Witnesses J.B. CROSBY, FRANCIS GoULn.

